Learn to use e-government resources in new course from ALA Editions

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Dan Freeman

CHICAGO - ALA Editions announces a new facilitated eCourse on Finding and Using E-Government Tools and Resources. Diane Kovacs, a former government documents librarian and experienced online instructor, will serve as the instructor for the course, which starts on April 4, 2011.

E-government tools and resources bring many people to your library for activities like filing and paying taxes online, locating Medicare/Medicaid providers and reviews, checking student loan status, tracking regulatory changes for industries, monitoring ongoing legislation as well as codified law and court rulings and much more. This hands-on online eCourse also explores the information treasures published online by the U. S. federal government through the Government Printing Office and specific agencies and branches of the government.

Diane Kovacs was honored with the 2000 Documents to the People Award from ALA’s Government Documents Roundtable (GODORT), which covers the best sites to begin researching for government information in general and specifically for business, healthcare, genealogy, history, current government, legal, regulatory, taxes, retirement, insurance, and state and local government information.

Topics covered in this course include:

History and Background of the Government Printing Office (GPO), Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP), The Superintendent of Documents (SUDOCS): What you need to know about accessing U. S. Government produced information on the Web.

The Central Portals - GPOAccess, USA.Gov, and the UN Documents Centre

Information for Business

Information for Healthcare Consumers and Medical Professionals

Genealogy and Historical Records

Jobs, Careers, and Government Contracts

The Three Branches of Government: Legislative, Executive, and the Judiciary

Laws, Regulations, and Court Rulings

Taxes, Retirement, and Insurance

Science Information

Statistical Resources

Grants Information

Misc. Interesting Sites.

State and Local Government Information

Diane Kovacs is President of Kovacs Consulting - Internet & Web Training. She has been a Web teacher and consultant for nearly 20 years. She designs and teaches Web-based and in-person courses for organizations and individuals including UIUC GSLIS LEEP, ACRL, MLA, SLA, NEO-RLS, NTRLS, SEFLIN, WNYRLC and others. She has been designing and teaching Web-based and in-person MLA Approved CE Courses since 2001. Diane Kovacs is the 2000 recipient of the "Documents to the People" award from the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association. She is the author of several books, most recently "The Kovacs Guide to Electronic Library Collection Development: Essential Core Subject Collections, Selection Criteria, and Guidelines, 2nd Edition."

Registration for this ALA Editions facilitated eCourse, which begins on April 4, 2011, can be purchased at the ALA Store. Participants in this course will need regular access to a computer with an internet connection for online message board participation, viewing online video, listening to streaming audio (MP3 files) and downloading and viewing PDF and PowerPoint files.

ALA Editions publishes resources used worldwide by tens of thousands of library and information professionals to improve programs, build on best practices, develop leadership, and for personal professional development. ALA authors and developers are leaders in their fields, and their content is published in a growing range of print and electronic formats. Contact ALA Editions at (800) 545-2433 ext. 5418 or editionscoursehelp@ala.org.